After thinking about your reading, discussion, and analysis of Rifkin’s article and the letters in response to it, what do you personally think about Rifkin’s point? Do you think it is true, as Rifkin says, that “many of our fellow creatures are more like us than we had ever imagined”? Do you think we need to change the way we treat the animals around us? Or do you think Rifkin is wrong? Write a letter expressing your viewpoint to the editor of the newspaper.
If you like, you may start out with “Dear Editor:”
2. Finished? Silently read and annotate FS CH 10...
Daily Learning Target(s):
By the end of class, students will be able to...
1. analyze text as evidenced by annotations and writing letter to the editor.
HW Due Today: "A Change of Heart About Animals" Activities 1-14
Homework:
*Due Fri 10/27: CH 10 reading and annotations
*Due Block Day 10/25-26: CH 10 Rhetorical Precis and Vocabulary
Important Deadlines/Reminders:
Come to class excited and prepared- have your books EVERY DAY!
Agenda:
1. Article: "A Change of Heart About Animals" by by Jeremy Rifki
- Letter to the Editor
- Read the response to Rifkin's article.
- After thinking about your reading, discussion, and analysis of Rifkin’s article and the letters in response to it, what do you personally think about Rifkin’s point? Do you think it is true, as Rifkin says, that “many of our fellow creatures are more like us than we had ever imagined”? Do you think we need to change the way we treat the animals around us? Or do you think Rifkin is wrong? Write a letter expressing your viewpoint to the editor of the newspaper.
- If you like, you may start out with “Dear Editor:”
2. Finished? Silently read and annotate FS CH 10...